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TMS9918

The TMS9918 is a video display controller (VDC) manufactured by Texas Instruments and introduced in 1979. In TI's manuals it's called a "Video Display Processor". (VDP) The TMS9918 and its variants are used in the Casio PV-2000, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, CreatiVision, Hanimex Pencil II, MSX, Memotech MTX, NABU Personal Computer, PECOS, SG-1000, SC-3000…

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Component type
video display controller
First produced
1979
Invention year
1979
Manufacturer
Texas Instruments

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TMS9918

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples87
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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TMS9918

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related to TMS9918A, TMS9928A and TMS9929A · 24
TMS9918 → B-Y, By, Colecovision/SG-1000, Colecovisions, Due, Europe, Hz, It, MSX, NMOS, NTSC, PAL, R-Y, RF, SECAM, Sega SG-1000, Taiwanese DINA, Texas Instruments, The, The TMS9918A
related to General information · 22
TMS9918 → AD0, AD7, CAS, COMVID, DIP, DRAM, EXTV, In, MHz, NTSC, Power, RAS, RD0, RD7, The TMS9918, To, VCC, Video, VRAM, VSS
related to TMS9118, TMS9128 and TMS9129 · 9
TMS9918 → Otherwise, The, TMS9118, TMS9128, TMS9129, TMS9918A, TMS9928A, TMS9929A, TMS99xx
related to Colors · 8
TMS9918 → B-Y, Colors, Pb, Pr, R-Y, The TMS9918, TMS9918A, TMS9928A/9929A
related to Legacy · 8
TMS9918 → Geneve, MSX2, Texas Instruments' TMS9918A, The V9938, These, TI-99/4A, V9958, Yamaha V9938
related to Product family · 5
TMS9918 → All, Graphic II, ICs, Karl Guttag, The
related to TMS9918 · 4
TMS9918 → The TMS9918, TI-99/4, TI-99/4A, VDC
is a · 2
TMS9918 → advanced design for the era, video display controller
Component type · 1
TMS9918 → video display controller
First produced · 1
TMS9918 → 1979

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TMS9918Component typevideo display controller1.00infobox
TMS9918First produced19791.00infobox
TMS9918Invention year19791.00infobox
TMS9918ManufacturerTexas Instruments1.00infobox
TMS9918is avideo display controller0.90text
TMS9918is aadvanced design for the era0.90text
the Taiwanese DINA consoleinstance ofsome devices0.80text
TMS9918related to ColorsThe TMS99180.60section
TMS9918related to ColorsColors0.60section
TMS9918related to ColorsTMS9918A0.60section
TMS9918related to ColorsR-Y0.60section
TMS9918related to ColorsPr0.60section

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